Challenge:

• A steep slope located in the backyard of the Wildman residence was eroding soil and landscape, creating difficulties in gardening and maintaining healthy foliage.
• Due to the design of the home's backyard, a nearby body of water eroded and saturated landscape, plants and flora which prevented ideal growing conditions developing an unattractive backyard.

Approach:

• Design and construct a retaining wall at the base of the nearest body of water to prevent further erosion and help promote accretion and an overall growth in plant life.
• Build various stacked stone walls behind the retaining wall to buffer area and give residents a location for healthy and ideal planting conditions.

Result:

• Successfully built a retaining wall to stop erosion in area located near the body of water to help.
• Designed and installed three stacked stone walls in backyard that are independent of the retaining wall in order to allow residents to productively garden in water-logged area.